Bottle spacer for boxes



April 3, 951 c. F. BOWEN 2,547,303

BOTTLE SPACER FOR BOXES Filed Nov. 15, 1948 2 Sheets-$heet 1 April 3,1951 c. F. BOWEN BOTTLE SPACER FOR BOXES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 15,1948 Patented Apr. 3, 1951 BOTTLESPACER vFOR BOXES Cyril F. Bowen,Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as-

signor to G. -& J. Esplin Limited, Montreal,

Quebec, Canada Application November 15, 1948, Serial No. 59,994 'InCanada October 12, 1948 This invention relates to improvements in Woodenboxes and more particularly to the arrangement of bottle spacers inboxes intended for use as Shipping and/or carrying cases for bottledgoods.

1 A particular object of this invention is to provide a box withremovable transversely and longitudinally extending spacer bars in whichthe bars extending in one direction are freely mounted against lateraldisplacement onsupports therefor carried by the box. and thebarsextending in the opposite direction are arranged over aid firstmentioned bars to retain them on heir pports.

Another object is to provide a box with spacer Jbars arran ed to extendin one direction, which bars are slidable only in their lengthwisedirection in side openings of the box and are adapted to be positionedover bars freely mounted to extend in the opposite direction to holdsaid last mentioned bars against displacement. I

A further object is to provide a novel central spacer of plywoodconstruction serving also as a partition and a carrying member for thebox.

Further objects and characteristic features of the invention will bereadily understood from the following detailed de cription taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings in which- Fig. 1 is a planview of a box embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the box shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view along the lines 33 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, my improved box comprisesside walls 5, end walls 6, and a bottom wall 1. Side and end walls areof plywood veneer, the component plies of which are secured together bywaterproof adheslve. The bottom wall 1 may be of plywood veneer or ofsolid wood. Skids 7a may be secured to the under side of the box, saidskids being arranged to extend lon itudinally of the box adjacent theside edges thereof.

. Horizontally extending top and bottom cleats 8 and 9 and verticallyextending side cleats II] are secured to the outer side of each end wallpanel 6. These cleats are arranged in rectangular arrangement to lieflush with the edges of panel 6. Y

The end walls 6 and end portions of side walls 5 are fastened by nailsor other suitable fastening elements, to side cleats Ill and to the endportions of top and bottom cleats 8 and 9. Skids 2 M are fastenedbynails H. to the underside of cleats 9. r

A reinforcing strap I5 is fastened to each end of the box by thefastening elements II and I2 so that each strap extends across bottomwall 1 and upwardly along side wall panels 5. Where skids la areemplyed,'the straps l will also be passed therearound. The upperportions |5a of each-strap are bent inwardly over the adjacent end wallcleat 8 and fastened thereto by fastening elements I 8. The innerextremities of the upper strap portion 554; are bent downwardly, asindicated at 55b, and fitted in slots 11 provided in cleats 8. The endwall panels 6' are provided with hand openings 6a adjacent the loweredges of top cleats 8.

The box is shown fitted with a central transversely extending verticalpartition wall and transverse and longitudinally extending spacer bars2| and 22 respectively. Wall 20 and bars 2| 22 serve to retain bottlesplaced in the box in spaced relation to one another. Partition wall 29consists of a framework including side members 23 and top and bottommembers 24 and 25 suitably interlocked together at their corners andsheets of plywood, indicated at 26, which are fastened to either side ofthe framework by suitable fastening elements 21. Conventional handgripopenings 28 through the plywood sheets 26 are located a convenientdistance below their upper edges to permit lifting of the box,preferably by gripping the hand about the top frame member 24. Partitionwall 20 is secured centrally of the box to the side walls 5 and bottomwall I by means of nails 29, or other suitable fastening elements.

The transverse spacer bars 2| are arranged midway between partition wall20 and the adjacent end wall 6 of the box. Bars 2| are freely sup ortedby bar supports 30 mounted on the bottom wall 6 and flatly secured in anupright position to the inner surfaces of opposing side walls 5. Arecess 32 is provided at the upper end of support 3|! for the receptionof bar 2| therein.

The longitudinally extending bars 22, suitably spaced within the box,are arranged over the transverse bars 2| to prevent dislodgernent'ofbars 2| which are freely disposed in the recesses 32 of supports 30.Openings 34 are provided in the end walls 6 and partition wall 20through which bars 22 are slidably inserted to hold them againstmovement in other than their lengthwise direction. The outer surfaces ofend walls 6 are provided with reinforcement strips 35 having openings34a through which bars 22 are inserted. Strips 35 extend transversely ofthe end walls between side cleats I0 and are secured to the cleatsand/or the end walls by fastening elements 36. The bars 22 are preventedfrom movement in their lengthwise direction by staples 31, or othersuitable elements, which project into the bars 22 and reinforcementstrips 35. Staples 31 should be removable from the bars 22 to permitmovement of the bars when desired.

In arranging the spacer bars in the box, transverse bars 2! are firstdeposited into the recesses of supports 36. Bars 22 are then slidablyinserted through the openings 34 of the end and partition walls 5 and 26respectively and the openings 3 1a of the reinforcement strips 35. Inthis position bars 22 will overlie bars 2! to prevent dislodgement ofthe latter from the recesses provided in supports 39. When bars 22 arein place staples 31 secure said bars to the strips 35. These staplesshould be placed for easy removal in order that the bars 22 may bereadily withdrawn for their replacement or for the replacement of bars2! should any one of these bars become damaged or broken.

Having thus described what is now considered 7 to be the preferredembodiment of the invention, it will be readily understood that variousmodifications may be resorted to without departing from the scope andspirit of my invention as 5 defined by the appended claim.

I claim:

A bottle carrying box including side, end and bottom walls, a pluralityof cylindrical spacer bars extending transversely and freely disposedbetween the opposing side walls, bar supporting members mounted on thebottom wall and flatly secured in an upright position to the innersurfaces of the opposing side walls, said supports being recessed toprovide open top bearing surfaces in which said transverse bars arefreely supported against lateral displacement, a plurality ofcylindrical spacer bars extending longitudinally of the box and at rightangles to said transverse bars, said longitudinall extending bars beingslidably fitted through openings provided in the end walls of the box toprevent their movement in other than their lengthwise direction, andhaving intermediate portions overlying said transverse bars in contacttherewith to prevent their dislodgement from the bearing surface of saidsupporting members, reinforcement strips secured against the outersurface of the end walls, said strips being provided with openingstherethrough into which the longitudinal bars are slidably fitted, andstapling means carried by said reinforcement strips and extending intothe longitudinally extending bars for securing said last mentioned barsagainst movement in the reinforcing strip openings provided therefor. ll CYRIL F. BOWEN. 1

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